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PostPosted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:01 pm    Post subject: 25-GPU cluster cracks every standard Win password in <6 h Reply with quote
From Ars Technica: 25-GPU cluster cracks every standard Windows password in <6 hours

http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/12/25-gpu-cluster-cracks-every-standard-windows-password-in-6-hours/

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The same passwords protected by Microsoft's LM algorithm - which many organizations enable for compatibility with older Windows versions - will fall in just six minutes.


Note that offline cracks are not a uniquely Microsoft problem. The 6 minute crack described in the article would seem to be, though.
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